Hot Potato Classroom Game

1. 
   1

   Sit in a circle

   Students sit in a circle or stay at their desks in rows.

2. 
   2

   Pass while the music plays

   Pass the ball quickly from hand to hand, never throwing it.

3. 
   3

   Stop the music

   Pause the music without looking at the ball.

4. 
   4

   Answer to stay in

   Whoever holds the ball answers a review question.

5. 
   5

   Start again

   Restart the music and keep passing.

Ways to Change It Up

• Question PotatoWrite questions on a beach ball; the holder answers the one under their right thumb.
• Fact PotatoSay a math fact as you pass; the next student says the answer.